The Whitewater Arts Alliance’s annual holiday card competition will return this year to help raise funds for the non-profit. WAA is seeking card art in four categories, and artists may enter all categories. Categories include: Santa Claus, snow people, Christmas floral/tree, and Christmas scenes. All cards will be displayed in […]
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Whitewater football coach resigns to pursue dream
Parker steps in at last minute By David Paulsen CORRESPONDENT For Ben Cooper, the opportunity to own a resort in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula was simply too good to pass up. It meant that a long-time dream could be fulfilled. Pursuing the dream, though, meant that Cooper would need to resign […]
Young Auditorium celebrates anniversary season
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Young Auditorium will celebrate its 20th year of bringing the performing arts to the region with its 2012-13 season. The Young Auditorium’s 20th anniversary party will kick off with a Missoula Children’s Theatre performance of “The Secret Garden” on Aug. 18. The celebration will continue all […]
Water ski show to honor ‘heart heroes’
The Minneiska Water Ski Show team of Whitewater will be performing on Saturday, Aug. 18 at 7 p.m. at Whitewater Lake Scenic Ridge Campground, W7991 R&W Townline Road, Whitewater, in honor of all “heart heroes,” including three kids on the team born with heart defects. One child already has a […]
Students make history at FBLA competition
By Tom Ganser Correspondent Kate Freese and Anna Gasperetti, 2012 graduates of Whitewater High School, were recognized at a recent Whitewater Unified School District School Board meeting for their achievements in Desktop Publishing. Freese and Gasperetti placed second at the national competition in late June for Future Business Leaders of […]
Whitewater braces for Emerald Ash Borer invasion
By Bob Peryea Correspondent Chuck Nass, City of Whitewater Parks and Streets Superintendent and City Forester, brought concerns about the feared Emerald Ash Borer to the Whitewater Common Council’s attention Tuesday night. Recently the invasive species has been in numerous locations in southeast Wisconsin, including Lake Geneva, located about 30 […]
New administrator marks busy first year as head of Whitewater schools
By Tom Ganser Correspondent The world looks very different from a window seat of a Boeing 737 climbing to a cruising altitude of 34,000 feet. On a clear day, houses and skyscrapers, highways and shopping centers and lakes and rivers are all magically transformed as the plane rises, and their […]
City of Whitewater adds two liquor licenses
By Bob Peryea Correspondent The Whitewater Common Council added two liquor licenses on Tuesday night as a response to growth. The city will make two additional Class B liquor and beer licenses available to Whitewater restaurants and pubs. The decision was prompted by supporters of the Black Sheep Restaurant, 210 […]
Whitewater student participates in mock mission to Mars
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Emma Fero dreams of one day becoming an astronomer, and an opportunity earlier this summer only heightened that desire. Fero, who this fall will be a senior at Whitewater High School, was one of 84 female students across the country invited to attend a simulated mission […]
Whitewater show features public art pieces
Long before Twitter and Facebook became mobilizing forces for collective action, the contemporary mural art movement in America offered a medium for community expression and empowerment. Whitewater’s Cultural Arts Center’s August exhibit “Caryl Yasko: Public Art, the Original Social Medium” highlights the work of a nationally renowned artist who was […]
